ARIS BPA vs Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management comparison

Software AG and Ultimus are both solutions in the Business Process Management (BPM) category. Software AG is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.0, while Ultimus is ranked #49. Software AG holds a 3.1% mindshare in BPM, compared to Ultimus’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 89% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Ultimus users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

ARIS BPA and Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management are tools in the business process optimization category. Ultimus is viewed as more comprehensive due to its extensive feature set, making it worth the investment.

Features: ARIS BPA offers robust modeling and design capabilities, seamless integration, and a comprehensive repository for documentation. Its detailed analytics and compliance management provide significant value. Ultimus delivers process automation, adaptability with strong customization, dynamic workflow capabilities, and seamless cross-platform integration.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ARIS BPA provides streamlined cloud-based deployment, simplifying implementation and minimizing downtime, with prompt customer support. Ultimus offers hybrid deployment models, providing flexibility between cloud and on-premises options. While more complex, this adaptability is strategic, with reliable customer service.

Pricing and ROI: ARIS BPA presents a more attractive upfront cost structure, resulting in faster ROI through efficient implementation and support. Ultimus requires a larger initial investment but offers significant long-term ROI benefits due to its advanced capabilities and automation features. The choice hinges on budget constraints versus long-term strategic goals.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

ARIS BPA

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

10th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Process Design (6th)

Ultimus Adaptive Business P...

Ranking in Business Process Management (BPM)

49th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Business Process Management (BPM) category, the mindshare of ARIS BPA is 3.1%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management is 0.6%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Business Process Management (BPM) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
ARIS BPA	3.1%
Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management	0.6%
Other	96.3%

Business Process Management (BPM)

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BeenishMustafa

Consultant at KAFD DMC

Has improved process modeling and analysis while supporting integration with organizational data

The process design in ARIS BPA does help with our operational efficiency. What we are doing is object library management for various kinds of objects that we are using in ARIS BPA during our process modeling. We are using that to do a lot of analysis on how many times a system is being used in how many processes, who are the major stakeholders, and if we enhance one system, how is it going to impact other processes and integrated processes. This is helping us a lot. Everything related to ARIS BPA is helping us with regards to enhanced processes, strengthened controls, identifying risks, assessing process capabilities, and identifying where the gaps are and what kinds of activities within the processes are automated and manual. We are doing a lot of things with regards to the processes as it is at our heart. Processes are one thing and then we have different kinds of things which are related to it, such as SLAs, guidelines, and policy. We are identifying areas of improvement in other documents as well.

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Pablo Sosa

Especialista en bases de datos at Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador

Integrates well and helpful support

Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management has good integration with all the other tools we have been using in our company. We use the data that other tools provide in our implementation. We have developed several processes here in the company, such as requests for change, request development, and buying processes. The tool allows you to modify the business rules without the need to modify the source code, the administrator can move the process one step to another without needing to be implemented in the logic of the automation, this can be done from the administration console Or with the integration EIK, there is a wide number of options for the administrator who gives you great flexibility in your administration.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"BPA, the modeling tool, is the main module used because of our need for documentation."

"Aris BPA has a lot of tools that are more professional than Bizagi."

"Objects can be reused across different BPMNs and processes, so we can design new processes quicker and easier."

"This solution has helped us in terms of discovering business processes."

"Also, the UML parts have been improved very much in the last two years. And it's very powerful now to combine the BPMN and UML parts in the product, because you can make a connection between them, so that you have the right interoperability between them. So if you're doing data modeling, you can use your class diagram and bind that to the BPMN part."

"It helps the business make an informed decision."

"I am an advanced user. ARIS BPM is intuitive for me because I know the UML, BPMN, and EPC methodologies implemented in this tool. It is very easy to create processes for restructuring a company with some descriptions."

"The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting."

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"Development is easy on the Ultimus platform."

"Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management has good integration with all the other tools we have been using in our company. We use the data that other tools provide in our implementation."

Cons

"Since this is a design tool, seamless interface to make the process flows executable."

"Some improvements have been done, after Software AG acquired ARIS, but I don't believe it's still integrated with the other tool WebMethods in a perfect way."

"Integration with third-party tools should be improved (e.g. based on APIs)."

"There are some things in the collaboration module that could be improved a little, such as the functionality which dynamically pushes notifications to interested people when a process changes during the Release Cycle Management workflow."

"ARIS needs to make a better user interface. The user interface sucks. The problem with ARIS is that they have two interfaces for the same product."

"Needs flexibility in automation of the modeling processes and real-time analysis of data, not just a static view."

"The usability. Others tools are easier to manage without same complexity that ARIS has."

"We do experience a lot of glitches with ARIS BPA. In the past one year we have seen issues and the ARIS administrator has raised tickets with Software AG regarding these issues."

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"Ultimus is not good at handling cash transactions. They should add a mobile application in the next release."

"We are looking for a feature that can resign and move the process from one step to another step."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is on the higher side."

"The product is expensive."

"It is well worth the investment in the enterprise."

"If you can afford it, it's the best so far."

"In terms of pricing, it would be nice if it were more affordable."

"It depends on different parameters."

"The price could be better."

"The pricing and licensing costs are available on their website. They will assign a relationship manager to assist if you show further interest in their products."

More ARIS BPA pricing and cost advice

"Ultimus could stand to lower the price. Other tools are cheaper."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	32
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	47

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ARIS BPA?

The most valuable features of ARIS BPA are its flexibility and reporting.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ARIS BPA?

It is a bit expensive regarding ARIS BPA. However, ARIS BPA does save a lot of effort because this is one tool which can be used for multiple purposes and the viewers have the capability to perform...

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What needs improvement with ARIS BPA?

We are not using any what-if scenario features in ARIS BPA. Currently, we are not using the performance monitoring and compliance checks features in ARIS BPA. We have plans to use them, but current...

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Also Known As

ARIS, ARIS BPM

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Overview

ARIS is the market-leading solution for professional business process management and modeling. Whether you want to document the "as-is" state of your operations for quality or certification reasons or design the "to-be" in terms of continuous improvement in your transformation program, ARIS is the best choice for establishing a single source of truth regarding all process excellence topics in your organization. It is for any organization looking to digitally transform their business, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution. ARIS helps you to make the most out of your processes with Process Mining, Risk & Compliance Management, RPA and much more.

What makes the difference?

The most comprehensive platform for process excellence in the market
Easy to use
Covers business & IT architecture from all angles
Full flexibility and >100 diagram types
Customer-driven development based on best practices
Strong partner ecosystem

ARIS is the market-leading solution for any organization and ideally suited to digitally transform the organization, increase operational excellence and customer experience and ensure compliance in execution.

Software AG

The Ultimus Adaptive Business Process Management (BPM) Suite is a seamlessly integrated Business Process Management Software solution to manage the complete lifecycle of key business processes.

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Sample Customers

Tesco, Weifu, Airbus, Siemens, Proximus, Alicorp, Sekerbank, Bancor, Philips,Sky, Emirates NBD, Dubai Municipality, Suva, U.S. Army, Australia Post, Westfalen Weser Energie - ARIS serves customers across all industries and of every size worldwide. Companies trust ARIS as the market leader for process excellence with more than 30 years of experience in the market, 10 million users worldwide, from 1 user companies to the Fortune 500.

Ministry of Education Oman, Perdue Farms, MEG Energy Corp., The National and University Library, Unilever

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